Uplink power headroom report

ABSTRACT

Wireless communications systems and methods related to improve control reporting latency are provided. A wireless communication device receives, from a first link in a first time interval, first control information associated with a second link and the first time interval. The wireless communication device transmits, via the second link in the first time interval, a control report associated with the second link based on a report configuration that is independent from the first control information. The report configuration is associated with a waveform type. The wireless communication device receives, from the first link in a second time interval following the first time interval, second control information that is dependent on the control report. The report configuration includes a power headroom (PHR) report configuration. The PHR report configuration includes a reference PHR report configuration. The PHR report configuration includes a delayed PHR report configuration.

CROSS REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS

The present application claims priority to and the benefit of the U.S.Provisional Patent Application No. 62/470,085, filed Mar. 10, 2017,which is hereby incorporated by reference in its entirety as if fullyset forth below and for all applicable purposes.

TECHNICAL FIELD

The technology discussed in this disclosure relates generally towireless communication systems, and more particularly to improving powerheadroom (PHR) reporting latency. Certain embodiments can enable andprovide improved communication techniques allowing user equipmentdevices (UEs) to generate and transmit PHR reports to base stations foruplink power control and can be utilized in scenarios where low latencymay be desired for communications.

INTRODUCTION

Wireless communications systems are widely deployed to provide varioustypes of communication content such as voice, video, packet data,messaging, broadcast, and so on. These systems may be capable ofsupporting communication with multiple users by sharing the availablesystem resources (e.g., time, frequency, and power). Examples of suchmultiple-access systems include code division multiple access (CDMA)systems, time division multiple access (TDMA) systems, frequencydivision multiple access (FDMA) systems, and orthogonal frequencydivision multiple access (OFDMA) systems, (e.g., a Long Term Evolution(LTE) system).

A wireless multiple-access communications system may include a number ofbase stations (BSs), each simultaneously supporting communication formultiple communication devices, which may be otherwise known as userequipment (UE). Each UE can communicate with one or more BSs viatransmissions on forward and reverse links. The forward link or downlink(DL) refers to the communication link from BSs to UEs, and the reverselink or uplink (UL) refers to the communication link from UEs to BSs.

With many UEs transmitting signals in proximity, power control isimportant for yielding sufficient signal-to-noise ratios (SNRs) atdifferent data rates and transmission bandwidths for communications overthe UL. For example, UEs can report transmit power information to BSs toenable the BSs to schedule according to the transmit power information.Accordingly, improved procedures for UEs to report transmit powerinformation may be desirable.

BRIEF SUMMARY OF SOME EXAMPLES

The following summarizes some aspects of the present disclosure toprovide a basic understanding of the discussed technology. This summaryis not an extensive overview of all contemplated features of thedisclosure, and is intended neither to identify key or critical elementsof all aspects of the disclosure nor to delineate the scope of any orall aspects of the disclosure. Its sole purpose is to present someconcepts of one or more aspects of the disclosure in summary form as aprelude to the more detailed description that is presented later.

Embodiments of the present disclosure provide mechanisms for reducingcontrol report latency. A user equipment (UE) may report PHR based on areport configuration received from a base station (BS). The reportconfiguration may include a reference PHR report configurationindicating at least a predetermined waveform type. Alternatively, thereport configuration may indicate a delayed PHR report configuration, inwhich a UE may report a delayed PHR based on scheduling informationreceived for a previous frame.

For example, in an aspect of the disclosure, a method of wirelesscommunication includes receiving, by a wireless communication devicefrom a first link in a first time interval, first control informationassociated with a second link and the first time interval; transmitting,by the wireless communication device via the second link in the firsttime interval, a control report associated with the second link based ona report configuration that is independent from the first controlinformation; and receiving, by the wireless communication device fromthe first link in a second time interval following the first timeinterval, second control information that is dependent on the controlreport.

In an additional aspect of the disclosure, a method of wirelesscommunication includes transmitting, by a wireless communication devicevia a first link in a first time interval, first control informationassociated with a second link and the first time interval; receiving, bythe wireless communication device via the second link in the first timeinterval, a control report associated with the second link based on areport configuration that is independent from the first controlinformation, the report configuration associated with a waveform type;and transmitting, by the wireless communication device via the firstlink in a second time interval following the first time interval, secondcontrol information that is dependent on the control report.

In an additional aspect of the disclosure, an apparatus includes atransceiver configured to receive, from a first link in a first timeinterval, first control information associated with a second link andthe first time interval; transmit, via the second link in the first timeinterval, a control report associated with the second link based on areport configuration that is independent from the first controlinformation, the report configuration associated with a waveform type;and receive, from the first link in a second time interval following thefirst time interval, second control information that is dependent on thecontrol report.

In an additional aspect of the disclosure, an apparatus includes atransceiver configured to transmit, via a first link in a first timeinterval, first control information associated with a second link andthe first time interval; receive, via the second link in the first timeinterval, a control report associated with the second link based on areport configuration that is independent from the first controlinformation, the report configuration associated with a waveform type;and transmit, via the first link in a second time interval following thefirst time interval, second control information that is dependent on thecontrol report.

Other aspects, features, and embodiments of the present invention willbecome apparent to those of ordinary skill in the art, upon reviewingthe following description of specific, exemplary embodiments of thepresent invention in conjunction with the accompanying figures. Whilefeatures of the present invention may be discussed relative to certainembodiments and figures below, all embodiments of the present inventioncan include one or more of the advantageous features discussed herein.In other words, while one or more embodiments may be discussed as havingcertain advantageous features, one or more of such features may also beused in accordance with the various embodiments of the inventiondiscussed herein. In similar fashion, while exemplary embodiments may bediscussed below as device, system, or method embodiments it should beunderstood that such exemplary embodiments can be implemented in variousdevices, systems, and methods.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

FIG. 1 illustrates a wireless communication network according to someembodiments of the present disclosure.

FIG. 2 illustrates a low-latency subframe configuration according tosome embodiments of the present disclosure.

FIG. 3 is a block diagram of an exemplary user equipment (UE) accordingto some embodiments of the present disclosure.

FIG. 4 is a block diagram of an exemplary base station (BS) according tosome embodiments of the present disclosure.

FIG. 5 is a signaling diagram of a closed-loop uplink (UL) power controlmethod according to some embodiments of the present disclosure.

FIG. 6 illustrates a low-latency UL power control reporting according tosome embodiments of the present disclosure.

FIG. 7 illustrates a low-latency n UL power control reporting accordingto some embodiments of the present disclosure.

FIG. 8 is a flow diagram of a low-latency UL power control methodaccording to some embodiments of the present disclosure.

FIG. 9 is a flow diagram of a low-latency UL power control methodaccording to some embodiments of the present disclosure.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION

The detailed description set forth below, in connection with theappended drawings, is intended as a description of variousconfigurations and is not intended to represent the only configurationsin which the concepts described herein may be practiced. The detaileddescription includes specific details for the purpose of providing athorough understanding of the various concepts. However, it will beapparent to those skilled in the art that these concepts may bepracticed without these specific details. In some instances, well-knownstructures and components are shown in block diagram form in order toavoid obscuring such concepts.

The techniques described herein may be used for various wirelesscommunication networks such as code-division multiple access (CDMA),time-division multiple access (TDMA), frequency-division multiple access(FDMA), orthogonal frequency-division multiple access (OFDMA),single-carrier FDMA (SC-FDMA) and other networks. The terms “network”and “system” are often used interchangeably. A CDMA network mayimplement a radio technology such as Universal Terrestrial Radio Access(UTRA), cdma2000, etc. UTRA includes Wideband CDMA (WCDMA) and othervariants of CDMA. cdma2000 covers IS-2000, IS-95 and IS-856 standards. ATDMA network may implement a radio technology such as Global System forMobile Communications (GSM). An OFDMA network may implement a radiotechnology such as Evolved UTRA (E-UTRA), Ultra Mobile Broadband (UMB),IEEE 802.11 (Wi-Fi), IEEE 802.16 (WiMAX), IEEE 802.20, Flash-OFDMA, etc.UTRA and E-UTRA are part of Universal Mobile Telecommunication System(UMTS). 3GPP Long Term Evolution (LTE) and LTE-Advanced (LTE-A) are newreleases of UMTS that use E-UTRA. UTRA, E-UTRA, UMTS, LTE, LTE-A and GSMare described in documents from an organization named “3rd GenerationPartnership Project” (3GPP). CDMA2000 and UMB are described in documentsfrom an organization named “3rd Generation Partnership Project 2”(3GPP2). The techniques described herein may be used for the wirelessnetworks and radio technologies mentioned above as well as otherwireless networks and radio technologies, such as a next generation(e.g., 5^(th) Generation (5G) operating in mmWave bands) network.

While aspects and embodiments are described in this application byillustration to some examples, those skilled in the art will understandthat additional implementations and use cases may come about in manydifferent arrangements and scenarios. Innovations described herein maybe implemented across many differing platform types, devices, systems,shapes, sizes, packaging arrangements. For example, embodiments and/oruses may come about via integrated chip embodiments and othernon-module-component based devices (e.g., end-user devices, vehicles,communication devices, computing devices, industrial equipment,retail/purchasing devices, medical devices, AI-enabled devices, etc.).While some examples may or may not be specifically directed to use casesor applications, a wide assortment of applicability of describedinnovations may occur. Implementations may range a spectrum fromchip-level or modular components to non-modular, non-chip-levelimplementations and further to aggregate, distributed, or OEM devices orsystems incorporating one or more aspects of the described innovations.In some practical settings, devices incorporating described aspects andfeatures may also necessarily include additional components and featuresfor implementation and practice of claimed and described embodiments.For example, transmission and reception of wireless signals necessarilyincludes a number of components for analog and digital purposes (e.g.,hardware components including antenna, RF-chains, power amplifiers,modulators, buffer, processor(s), interleaver, adders/summers, etc.). Itis intended that innovations described herein may be practiced in a widevariety of devices, chip-level components, systems, distributedarrangements, end-user devices, etc. of varying sizes, shapes, andconstitution.

The present disclosure describes mechanisms and techniques aimed atimproving communication latency (e.g., control report latency). Forexample, a BS may schedule a UE to transmit in an uplink (UL) directionduring a subframe by assigning resources, a modulation coding scheme(MCS), and/or a waveform type for the UE. The scheduling information maybe transmitted in a DL control portion of a low-latency subframe. The UEmay report a transmit power headroom (PHR) to facilitate UL powercontrol. The PHR report may be transmitted in a long UL burst portion ofthe low-latency subframe.

According to some embodiments, the UE reports PHR based on a referencePHR report configuration. The reference PHR report configuration mayindicate a predetermined number of RBs, a predetermined MCS, and/or apredetermined waveform type. For reference-based reporting, the UEcomputes the PHR based on the predetermined number of RBs, thepredetermined MCS, and/or the predetermined waveform type. In such anembodiment, the BS may determine scheduling information for a nextsubframe based on the received PHR report and the reference PHR reportconfiguration.

In another embodiment, the UE reports PHR based on a delayed PHR reportconfiguration. For delayed reporting, the UE computes the PHR based onscheduling information (e.g., assigned number of RBs, MCS, and/orwaveform type) received in a previous subframe and transmits the PHRreport in a current subframe. In such an embodiment, the BS maydetermine scheduling information for a next subframe based on thereceived PHR report and the previous scheduling information. While thedisclosed embodiments are described in the context of PHR computationand reporting, the disclosed embodiments can be applied to any ULcontrol reporting that is based on DL control information or any DLcontrol reporting that is based on UL control information. In addition,according to some aspects, PHR reports described herein can be uncoupledfrom being time-critical dependent on control information (e.g.,downlink control information received in a current subframe).

FIG. 1 illustrates a wireless communication network 100 according tosome embodiments of the present disclosure. The network 100 includes BSs105, UEs 115, and a core network 130. In some embodiments, the network100 operates over a shared spectrum. The shared spectrum may beunlicensed or partially licensed to one or more network operators.Access to the spectrum may be limited and may be controlled by aseparate coordination entity. In some embodiments, the network 100 maybe a LTE or LTE-A network. In yet other embodiments, the network 100 maybe a millimeter wave (mmW) network, a new radio (NR) network, a 5Gnetwork, or any other successor network to LTE. The network 100 may beoperated by more than one network operator. Wireless resources may bepartitioned and arbitrated among the different network operators forcoordinated communication between the network operators over the network100.

The BSs 105 may wirelessly communicate with the UEs 115 via one or moreBS antennas. Each BS 105 may provide communication coverage for arespective geographic coverage area 110. In 3GPP, the term “cell” canrefer to this particular geographic coverage area of a BS and/or a BSsubsystem serving the coverage area, depending on the context in whichthe term is used. In this regard, a BS 105 may provide communicationcoverage for a macro cell, a pico cell, a femto cell, and/or other typesof cell. A macro cell generally covers a relatively large geographicarea (e.g., several kilometers in radius) and may allow unrestrictedaccess by UEs with service subscriptions with the network provider. Apico cell may generally cover a relatively smaller geographic area andmay allow unrestricted access by UEs with service subscriptions with thenetwork provider. A femto cell may also generally cover a relativelysmall geographic area (e.g., a home) and, in addition to unrestrictedaccess, may also provide restricted access by UEs having an associationwith the femto cell (e.g., UEs in a closed subscriber group (CSG), UEsfor users in the home, and the like). A BS for a macro cell may bereferred to as a macro BS. A BS for a pico cell may be referred to as apico BS. A BS for a femto cell may be referred to as a femto BS or ahome BS. In the example shown in FIG. 1, the BSs 105 a, 105 b and 105 care examples of macro BSs for the coverage areas 110 a, 110 b and 110 c,respectively. The BSs 105 d is an example of a pico BS or a femto BS forthe coverage area 110 d. As will be recognized, a BS 105 may support oneor multiple (e.g., two, three, four, and the like) cells.

Communication links 125 shown in the network 100 may include uplink (UL)transmissions from a UE 115 to a BS 105, or downlink (DL) transmissions,from a BS 105 to a UE 115. The UEs 115 may be dispersed throughout thenetwork 100, and each UE 115 may be stationary or mobile. A UE 115 mayalso be referred to as a mobile station, a subscriber station, a mobileunit, a subscriber unit, a wireless unit, a remote unit, a mobiledevice, a wireless device, a wireless communications device, a remotedevice, a mobile subscriber station, an access terminal, a mobileterminal, a wireless terminal, a remote terminal, a handset, a useragent, a mobile client, a client, or some other suitable terminology. AUE 115 may also be a cellular phone, a personal digital assistant (PDA),a wireless modem, a wireless communication device, a handheld device, anentertainment device, medical device, industrial equipment, a tabletcomputer, a laptop computer, a cordless phone, a personal electronicdevice, a handheld device, a personal computer, a wireless local loop(WLL) station, an Internet of things (IoT) device, an Internet ofEverything (IoE) device, a machine type communication (MTC) device, anappliance, an automobile, actuator/sensors, or the like. UEs may beshaped and sized in various manners and include an external housingconfigured to carry a number of internal components (such ascircuits/processors for implementation of the various describedinnovations).

The BSs 105 may communicate with the core network 130 and with oneanother. The core network 130 may provide user authentication, accessauthorization, tracking, Internet Protocol (IP) connectivity, and otheraccess, routing, or mobility functions. At least some of the BSs 105(e.g., which may be an example of an evolved NodeB (eNB) or an accessnode controller (ANC)) may interface with the core network 130 throughbackhaul links 132 (e.g., S1, S2, etc.) and may perform radioconfiguration and scheduling for communication with the UEs 115. Invarious examples, the BSs 105 may communicate, either directly orindirectly (e.g., through core network 130), with each other overbackhaul links 134 (e.g., X1, X2, etc.), which may be wired or wirelesscommunication links.

Each BS 105 may also communicate with a number of UEs 115 through anumber of other BSs 105, where the BS 105 may be an example of a smartradio head. In alternative configurations, various functions of each BS105 may be distributed across various BSs 105 (e.g., radio heads andaccess network controllers) or consolidated into a single BS 105.

In some implementations, the network 100 utilizes orthogonal frequencydivision multiplexing (OFDM) on the downlink and single-carrierfrequency division multiplexing (SC-FDM) on the UL. OFDM and SC-FDMpartition the system bandwidth into multiple (K) orthogonal subcarriers,which are also commonly referred to as tones, bins, or the like. Eachsubcarrier may be modulated with data. In general, modulation symbolsare sent in the frequency domain with OFDM and in the time domain withSC-FDM. The spacing between adjacent subcarriers may be fixed, and thetotal number of subcarriers (K) may be dependent on the systembandwidth. The system bandwidth may also be partitioned into subbands.

In an embodiment, the BSs 105 can assign or schedule transmissionresources (e.g., in the form of time-frequency resource blocks) for DLand UL transmissions in the network 100. DL refers to the transmissiondirection from a BS 105 to a UE 115, whereas UL refers to thetransmission direction from a UE 115 to a BS 105. The communication canbe in the form of radio frames. A radio frame may be divided into aplurality of subframes, for example, about 10. Each subframe can bedivided into slots, for example, about 2. In a frequency-divisionduplexing (FDD) mode, simultaneous UL and DL transmissions may occur indifferent frequency bands. For example, each subframe includes a ULsubframe in a UL frequency band and a DL subframe in a DL frequencyband. In a time-division duplexing (TDD) mode, UL and DL transmissionsoccur at different time periods using the same frequency band. Forexample, a subset of the subframes (e.g., DL subframes) in a radio framemay be used for DL transmissions and another subset of the subframes(e.g., UL subframes) in the radio frame may be used for ULtransmissions.

The DL subframes and the UL subframes can be further divided intoseveral regions. For example, each DL or UL subframe may havepre-defined regions for transmissions of reference signals, controlinformation, and data. Reference signals are predetermined signals thatfacilitate the communications between the BSs 105 and the UEs 115. Forexample, a reference signal can have a particular pilot pattern orstructure, where pilot tones may span across an operational bandwidth orfrequency band, each positioned at a pre-defined time and a pre-definedfrequency. For example, a BS 105 may transmit cell-specific referencesignals (CRSs) and/or channel state information-reference signals(CSI-RSs) to enable a UE 115 to estimate a DL channel. Similarly, a UE115 may transmit sounding reference signals (SRSs) to enable a BS 105 toestimate a UL channel. Control information may include resourceassignments and protocol controls. Data may include protocol data and/oroperational data. In some embodiments, the BSs 105 and the UEs 115 maycommunicate using self-contained subframes. A self-contained subframemay include a portion for DL communication and a portion for ULcommunication. A self-contained subframe can be DL-centric orUL-centric. A DL-centric subframe may include a longer duration for DLcommunication than UL communication. A UL-centric subframe may include alonger duration for UL communication than DL communication.Self-contained subframes are described in greater detail herein.

In an embodiment, a UE 115 attempting to access the network 100 mayperform an initial cell search by detecting a primary synchronizationsignal (PSS) from a BS 105. The PSS may enable synchronization of periodtiming and may indicate a physical layer identity value. The UE 115 maythen receive a secondary synchronization signal (SSS). The SSS mayenable radio frame synchronization, and may provide a cell identityvalue, which may be combined with the physical layer identity value toidentify the cell. The SSS may also enable detection of a duplexing modeand a cyclic prefix length. Some systems, such as TDD systems, maytransmit an SSS but not a PSS. Both the PSS and the SSS may be locatedin a central portion of a carrier, respectively. After receiving the PSSand SSS, the UE 115 may receive a master information block (MIB), whichmay be transmitted in the physical broadcast channel (PBCH). The MIB maycontain system bandwidth information, a system frame number (SFN), and aPhysical Hybrid-ARQ Indicator Channel (PHICH) configuration. Afterdecoding the MIB, the UE 115 may receive one or more system informationblocks (SIBs). For example, SIB1 may contain cell access parameters andscheduling information for other SIBs. Decoding SIB1 may enable the UE115 to receive SIB2. SIB2 may contain radio resource configuration (RRC)configuration information related to random access channel (RACH)procedures, paging, physical uplink control channel (PUCCH), physicaluplink shared channel (PUSCH), power control, SRS, and cell barring.After obtaining the MIB and/or the SIBs, the UE 115 can perform randomaccess procedures to establish a connection with the BS 105. Afterestablishing the connection, the UE 115 and the BS 105 can enter anormal operation stage, where operational data may be exchanged.

FIG. 2 illustrates a low-latency subframe configuration 200 according tosome embodiments of the present disclosure. The configuration 200 may beemployed by the BSs 105 and the UEs 115 for transmission. In FIG. 2, thex-axis represents time in some constant units and the y-axis representsfrequency in some constant units. The configuration 200 shows twoself-contained subframes 210 and 220. The subframes 210 and 220 can beconfigured for UL transmission and/or DL transmission.

The subframe 210 may be referred to as a UL-centric subframe. Thesubframe 210 includes a DL control portion 212 for carrying DL control,a long UL burst portion 214 for carrying UL data and/or UL control, anda short UL burst portion 216 for carrying UL data and/or UL control. Thesubframe 220 may be referred to as a DL-centric subframe. The subframe220 includes a DL control portion 222 for carrying DL control, a DLburst portion 224 for carrying DL data, and a short UL burst portion 226for carrying UL data and/or UL control.

In the context of LTE, the DL control portions 212 and 222 may carrysignals for a physical downlink control channel (PDCCH). The DL burstportion 224 may carry signals for a physical downlink shared datachannel (PDSCH). The long UL burst portion 214 and the short UL burstportions 216 and 226 may carry signals for a physical uplink shared datachannel (PDSCH) and/or a physical uplink control channel (PUCCH).

The subframe 210 further includes a guard interval 218 between the DLcontrol portion 212 and the long UL burst portion 214. The subframe 220further includes s a guard interval 228 between the DL burst portion 224and the short UL burst portion 226. The guard intervals 218 and 228allow for switching between transmit and receive. The self-containedsubframes 210 and 220 may have a short duration, for example, about 0.25milliseconds (ms). The inclusion of both UL and DL portions within asubframe can improve latency and allow for fast feedback.

FIG. 3 is a block diagram of an exemplary UE 300 according to someembodiments of the present disclosure. The UE 300 may be a UE 115 asdiscussed above. As shown, the UE 300 may include a processor 302, amemory 304, a control information and report processing module 308, atransceiver 310 including a modem subsystem 312 and a radio frequency(RF) unit 314, and an antenna 316. These elements may be in direct orindirect communication with each other, for example via one or morebuses.

The processor 302 may include a central processing unit (CPU), a digitalsignal processor (DSP), an application-specific integrated circuit(ASIC), a controller, a field programmable gate array (FPGA) device,another hardware device, a firmware device, or any combination thereofconfigured to perform the operations described herein. The processor 302may also be implemented as a combination of computing devices, e.g., acombination of a DSP and a microprocessor, a plurality ofmicroprocessors, one or more microprocessors in conjunction with a DSPcore, or any other such configuration.

The memory 304 may include a cache memory (e.g., a cache memory of theprocessor 302), random access memory (RAM), magnetoresistive RAM (MRAM),read-only memory (ROM), programmable read-only memory (PROM), erasableprogrammable read only memory (EPROM), electrically erasableprogrammable read only memory (EEPROM), flash memory, solid state memorydevice, hard disk drives, other forms of volatile and non-volatilememory, or a combination of different types of memory. In an embodiment,the memory 304 includes a non-transitory computer-readable medium. Thememory 304 may store instructions 306. The instructions 306 may includeinstructions that, when executed by the processor 302, cause theprocessor 302 to perform the operations described herein with referenceto the UEs 115 in connection with embodiments of the present disclosure.Instructions 306 may also be referred to as code. The terms“instructions” and “code” should be interpreted broadly to include anytype of computer-readable statement(s). For example, the terms“instructions” and “code” may refer to one or more programs, routines,sub-routines, functions, procedures, etc. “Instructions” and “code” mayinclude a single computer-readable statement or many computer-readablestatements.

The control information and report processing module 308 may beimplemented via hardware, software, or combinations thereof. Forexample, the control information and report processing module 308 may beimplemented as a processor, circuit, and/or instructions 306 stored inthe memory 304 and executed by the processor 302. The controlinformation and report processing module 308 may be used for variousaspects of the present disclosure. For example, the control informationand report processing module 308 is configured to determine UL powerheadroom based on UL configurations (e.g., resource, MCS, waveform type,and/or maximum transmit power of the UE 300), perform UL power control,and report power headroom information, as described in greater detailherein.

As shown, the transceiver 310 may include the modem subsystem 312 andthe RF unit 314. The transceiver 310 can be configured to communicatebi-directionally with other devices, such as the BSs 105. The modemsubsystem 312 may be configured to modulate and/or encode the data fromthe memory 304 and/or the control information and report processingmodule 308 according to an MCS, e.g., a low-density parity check (LDPC)coding scheme, a turbo coding scheme, a convolutional coding scheme, adigital beamforming scheme, etc. The RF unit 314 may be configured toprocess (e.g., perform analog to digital conversion or digital to analogconversion, etc.) modulated/encoded data from the modem subsystem 312(on outbound transmissions) or of transmissions originating from anothersource such as a UE 115 or a BS 105. The RF unit 314 may be furtherconfigured to perform analog beamforming in conjunction with the digitalbeamforming. Although shown as integrated together in transceiver 310,the modem subsystem 312 and the RF unit 314 may be separate devices thatare coupled together at the UE 115 to enable the UE 115 to communicatewith other devices.

The RF unit 314 may provide the modulated and/or processed data, e.g.data packets (or, more generally, data messages that may contain one ormore data packets and other information), to the antenna 316 fortransmission to one or more other devices. This may include, forexample, transmission of control reports according to embodiments of thepresent disclosure. The antenna 316 may further receive data messagestransmitted from other devices. This may include, for example, receptionof DL control information according to embodiments of the presentdisclosure. The antenna 316 may provide the received data messages forprocessing and/or demodulation at the transceiver 310. Although FIG. 3illustrates antenna 316 as a single antenna, antenna 316 may includemultiple antennas of similar or different designs in order to sustainmultiple transmission links. The RF unit 314 may configure the antenna316.

FIG. 4 is a block diagram of an exemplary BS 400 according to someembodiments of the present disclosure. The BS 400 may be a BS 105 asdiscussed above. A shown, the BS 400 may include a processor 402, amemory 404, a control information and report processing module 408, atransceiver 410 including a modem subsystem 412 and a RF unit 414, andan antenna 416. These elements may be in direct or indirectcommunication with each other, for example via one or more buses.

The processor 402 may have various features as a specific-typeprocessor. For example, these may include a CPU, a DSP, an ASIC, acontroller, a FPGA device, another hardware device, a firmware device,or any combination thereof configured to perform the operationsdescribed herein. The processor 402 may also be implemented as acombination of computing devices, e.g., a combination of a DSP and amicroprocessor, a plurality of microprocessors, one or moremicroprocessors in conjunction with a DSP core, or any other suchconfiguration.

The memory 404 may include a cache memory (e.g., a cache memory of theprocessor 402), RAM, MRAM, ROM, PROM, EPROM, EEPROM, flash memory, asolid state memory device, one or more hard disk drives, memristor-basedarrays, other forms of volatile and non-volatile memory, or acombination of different types of memory. In some embodiments, thememory 404 may include a non-transitory computer-readable medium. Thememory 404 may store instructions 406. The instructions 406 may includeinstructions that, when executed by the processor 402, cause theprocessor 402 to perform operations described herein. Instructions 406may also be referred to as code, which may be interpreted broadly toinclude any type of computer-readable statement(s) as discussed abovewith respect to FIG. 4.

The control information and report processing module 408 may beimplemented via hardware, software, or combinations thereof. Forexample, the control information and report processing module 408 may beimplemented as a processor, circuit, and/or instructions 406 stored inthe memory 404 and executed by the processor 402. The controlinformation and report processing module 408 may be used for variousaspects of the present disclosure. For example, the control informationand report processing module 408 is configured to receive UL PHR,determine UL scheduling (e.g., resource allocation, MCS assignment, andwaveform type configuration) based on the received UL PHR, and transmitUL scheduling configuration, as described in greater detail herein.

As shown, the transceiver 410 may include the modem subsystem 412 andthe RF unit 414. The transceiver 410 can be configured to communicatebi-directionally with other devices, such as the UEs 115 and/or anothercore network element. The modem subsystem 412 may be configured tomodulate and/or encode data according to a MCS, e.g., a LDPC codingscheme, a turbo coding scheme, a convolutional coding scheme, a digitalbeamforming scheme, etc. The RF unit 414 may be configured to process(e.g., perform analog to digital conversion or digital to analogconversion, etc.) modulated/encoded data from the modem subsystem 412(on outbound transmissions) or of transmissions originating from anothersource such as a UE 115. The RF unit 414 may be further configured toperform analog beamforming in conjunction with the digital beamforming.Although shown as integrated together in transceiver 410, the modemsubsystem 412 and the RF unit 414 may be separate devices that arecoupled together at the BS 105 to enable the BS 105 to communicate withother devices.

The RF unit 414 may provide the modulated and/or processed data, e.g.data packets (or, more generally, data messages that may contain one ormore data packets and other information), to the antenna 416 fortransmission to one or more other devices. This may include, forexample, transmission of information to complete attachment to a networkand communication with a camped UE 115 according to embodiments of thepresent disclosure. The antenna 416 may further receive data messagestransmitted from other devices and provide the received data messagesfor processing and/or demodulation at the transceiver 410. Although FIG.4 illustrates antenna 416 as a single antenna, antenna 416 may includemultiple antennas of similar or different designs in order to sustainmultiple transmission links.

FIG. 5 is a signaling diagram of a closed-loop UL power control method500 according to some embodiments of the present disclosure. The method500 is implemented between a BS similar to the BSs 105 and a UE similarto the UEs 115. Steps of the method 500 can be executed by computingdevices (e.g., a processor, processing circuit, and/or other suitablecomponent) of the BS and the UE. As illustrated, the method 500 includesa number of enumerated steps, but embodiments of the method 500 mayinclude additional steps before, after, and in between the enumeratedsteps. In some embodiments, one or more of the enumerated steps may beomitted or performed in a different order.

At step 510, the BS schedules the UE for a first data transmission anddetermines a first UL configuration for the first data transmissionbased on a previous PHR report received from the UE. The details of PHRreports are described more fully below. The first UL configuration mayinclude a number of resource blocks (RBs), an MCS, and/or a waveformtype assigned for the first data transmission. A RB may include a groupof frequency subcarriers. An MCS may indicate a modulation method and atransport block size, which together determines a data rate. Examplemodulation methods may include quadrature phase-shift keying (QPSK),16-quadarature amplitude modulation (16-QAM), 64-quadarature amplitudemodulation (64-QAM), and 256-quadarature amplitude modulation (256-QAM).Example waveform types may include OFDM waveform type and discreteFourier transform spread OFDM (DFT-s-OFDM) waveform type. An OFDMwaveform may have a higher peak-average-ratio (PAR) than DFT-s-OFDMwaveform.

At step 515, the BS transmits the first UL configuration to the UE, forexample, in the format of a DL control information (DCI) block.

At step 520, the UE performs power control based on the first ULconfiguration. For example, the UE may compute a first transmit power,denoted as P_(PUSCH), for the first data transmission as shown below:P _(PUSCH)=min[P _(cmax),10×log(M _(PUSCH)(i))+P_(0_PUSCH)(i)+[PL×α(i)]+Δ_(TF(i)) +f(i)]  (1)where P_(cmax) represents the maximum transmit power configured for theUE, for example, according to a particular communication standard.P_(O_PUSCH) represents the target power spectral density. M_(PUSCH)represents the number of assigned RBs in the first UL configuration. PLrepresents the estimated DL path loss. α represents the factor to enableor disable fractional power control or cell specific factor. f(i)represents the closed loop component of the power control, for example,received from a transmission power control (TCP) command. Δ_(TF)represents a transport format-dependent compensation factor determinedbased on the MCS in the first UL configuration.

After computing the first transmit power, the UE computes a first PHR asshown below:PHR=P _(CMAX) −P _(PUSCH)  (2)The PHR indicates an amount of remaining transmission power that the UEmay use in addition to the first transmit power.

At step 525, the UE transmits the first data transmission based on thefirst transmit power P_(PUSCH) computed in equation (1). At step 530,the UE transmits a first PHR report indicating the first PHR, forexample, in the format of a UL control information (UCI) block.

At step 535, the BS schedules the UE for a second data transmission anddetermines a second configuration for the second data transmission basedon the updated first PHR report. When the first PHR report indicatesthat the UE has a large PHR available, the BS may assign a greaternumber of RBs, a high-order MCS for the second data transmission thanthe first data transmission. The BS may also configure the UE to use theOFDM waveform type. Conversely, when the first PHR report indicates thatthe UE has a small PHR available, the BS may assign less number of RBs,a lower-order MCS, and/or a DFT-s-OFDM waveform type for the second datatransmission.

At step 540, the BS transmits the second UL configuration to the UE. Atstep 545, upon receiving the second UL configuration, the UE performpower control based on the second UL configuration using similarmechanisms as in the step 520. For example, the UE computes a secondtransmit power for the second data transmission based on the second ULconfiguration according to equation (1) and a second PHR based on thesecond transmit power according to equation (2).

At step 550, the UE transmits the second data transmission based on thesecond transmit power. At step 555, the UE transmits a second PHR reportindicating the second PHR. The steps of 510-555 can be repeated toachieve closed-loop UL power control.

The processing latency for decoding the first UL configuration andcomputing the first transmit power and the first PHR may be substantial.When the method 500 is applied to low-latency subframes such as thesubframes 210 and 220, there may not be a sufficient amount of time toaccommodate the processing latency. For example, the BS may transmit thefirst UL configuration during the DL control portion 212 of the subframe210 and the UE may be required to transmit the first data transmissionand the first PHR report during the long UL burst portion 214 of thesubframe 210. The processing latency may be substantially greater thanthe guard interval 218 between the DL control portion 212 and the longUL burst portion 214. Thus, it may be difficult for the UE to meet thetiming requirement of low-latency subframes.

FIG. 6 illustrates a low-latency UL power control reporting scheme 600according to some embodiments of the present disclosure. The scheme 600may be employed by a BS similar to the BS 105 and a UE similar to theUEs 115. The scheme 600 is suitable for use in low-latency subframessuch as the subframes 210 and 220. The scheme 600 may use similarmechanisms as the method 500, but the UE reports PHR based on areference PHR report configuration.

At step 602, the BS transmits a UL configuration 610 in the DL controlportion 212 of a subframe 210. For example, the UL configuration 610indicates a number of RBs, a MCS, and/or a waveform type assigned to theUE for transmission in the long UL burst portion 214 of the subframe210.

At step 604, the UE computes a transmit power and a PHR based on thereference PHR report configuration, for example, according to equations(1) and (2), respectively. The reference PHR report configuration mayindicate a predetermined number of RBs, a predetermined MCS, and apredetermined waveform type.

At step 606, the UE transmits a PHR report 612 indicating the PHR in asubband 620 during the long UL burst portion 214 of the subframe 210.For example, the UL configuration 610 indicates that he subband 620 isallocated to the UE. The subband 620 may include a number of RBscorresponding to the number of RBs indicated in the UL configuration610. The UE may also transmit data in the subband 620 during the long ULburst portion 214 according to the UL configuration 610.

The reference report configuration may be predetermined and known by theBS and the UE. Thus, when the BS receives the PHR report 612, the BS maydetermine a next UL configuration based on the received PHR report 612and the reference report configuration. Since the computation of the PHRis based on the reference report configuration instead of the ULconfiguration 610, the UE may compute the PHR before the decoding of theUL configuration 610 is completed. As such, the UE can meet thelow-latency requirement of the subframe 210.

FIG. 7 illustrates a low-latency UL power control reporting scheme 700according to some embodiments of the present disclosure. The scheme 700may be employed a BS similar to the BS 105 and a UE similar to the UEs115. The scheme 700 is suitable for use in low-latency subframes such asthe subframes 210 and 220. The scheme 700 may use similar mechanisms asthe method 500, but the UE reports delayed PHR. For example, the UEcomputes a PHR for a current subframe based on a UL configurationreceived in a previous subframe.

At step 702, the BS transmits a first UL configuration 710 in the DLcontrol portion 212 of a first subframe 210 a. The UL configuration 710may be substantially similar to the UL configuration 610. For example,the UL configuration 710 indicates a number of RBs, a MCS, and/or awaveform type assigned to the UE for transmission in the long UL burstportion 214 of the first subframe 210 a.

At step 704, the BS transmits a second UL configuration 712 in the DLcontrol portion 212 of a second subframe 210 b. The UL configuration 712may be substantially similar to the UL configuration 710. For example,the UL configuration 712 indicates a number of RBs, a MCS, and/or awaveform type assigned to the UE for transmission in the long UL burstportion 214 of the second subframe 210 b.

At step 706, the UE computes a transmit power and a PHR based on thefirst UL configuration 710 received in the previous first subframe 210a, for example, according to equations (1) and (2), respectively.

At step 708, the UE transmits a PHR report 714 indicating the PHR in asubband 720 during the long UL burst portion 214 of the second subframe210 b. For example, the UE is assigned to transmit in the subband 720during the long UL burst portion 214 of the second subframe 210 b. TheUE may also transmit data in the subband 720 during the long UL burstportion 214 of the second subframe 210 b.

The BS may adjust the next UL configuration or scheduling based on thePHR report 714 and the previous first UL configuration 710. Since thecomputation of the PHR is based on a previously received ULconfiguration (e.g., the UL configuration 710) as shown by the dashedarrow, the UE may compute the PHR before the decoding of the currentsecond UL configuration 712 is completed. As such, the UE can meet thelow-latency requirement of the subframe 210.

In an embodiment, the BS may schedule the UE to transmit in a short ULburst portion (e.g., the short UL burst portion 216) of a low-latency,self-contained subframe (e.g., the subframe 210). In such an embodiment,the UE can compute a PHR based on a UL configuration received in a DLcontrol portion (e.g., the DL control portion 212) of the currentsubframe, for example, by employing the method 500.

FIG. 8 is a flow diagram of a low-latency UL power control method 800according to some embodiments of the present disclosure. Steps of themethod 800 can be executed by a computing device (e.g., a processor,processing circuit, and/or other suitable component) of a wirelesscommunication device, such as the BSs 105 and the UEs 115. The method800 may employ similar mechanisms as in the schemes 600 and 700 withrespect to FIGS. 6 and 7, respectively. As illustrated, the method 800includes a number of enumerated steps, but embodiments of the method 800may include additional steps before, after, and in between theenumerated steps. In some embodiments, one or more of the enumeratedsteps may be omitted or performed in a different order.

At step 810, the method 800 includes receiving, from a first link (e.g.,in a DL direction) in a first time interval (e.g., the subframe 210),first control information (e.g., the UL configurations 610, 710, and712) associated with a second link (e.g., in a UL direction) and thefirst time interval.

At step 820, the method 800 includes transmitting, via the second linkin the first time interval, a control report (e.g., the PHR reports 612and 714) associated with the second link based on the reportconfiguration that is independent from the first control information.For instance, the report configuration is associated with a waveformtype (e.g., OFDM or DFTs-OFDM) used by the wireless communication devicefor communication (e.g., in a UL direction).

At step 830, the method 800 includes receiving, from the first link in asecond time interval (e.g., the subframe 210) following the first timeinterval, second control information (e.g., the UL configurations 610,710, and 712) that is dependent on the control report.

In one embodiment, the report configuration indicates a reference PHRreport configuration as described in the scheme 600. In anotherembodiment, the report configuration indicates a delayed PHR reportconfiguration as described in the scheme 700. In such an embodiment, thePHR report may be generated based on control information (e.g., the ULconfiguration 710) received in a third time interval (e.g., the subframe210 a) prior to the first time interval (e.g., the subframe 210 b).

FIG. 9 is a flow diagram of a low-latency UL power control method 900according to some embodiments of the present disclosure. Steps of themethod 900 can be executed by a computing device (e.g., a processor,processing circuit, and/or other suitable component) of a wirelesscommunication device, such as the BSs 105 and the UEs 115. The method900 may employ similar mechanisms as in the schemes 600 and 700 withrespect to FIGS. 6 and 7, respectively. As illustrated, the method 900includes a number of enumerated steps, but embodiments of the method 900may include additional steps before, after, and in between theenumerated steps. In some embodiments, one or more of the enumeratedsteps may be omitted or performed in a different order.

At step 910, the method 900 includes transmitting, via a first link(e.g., in a DL direction) in a first time interval (e.g., the subframe210), first control information (e.g., the UL configurations 610, 710,and 712) associated with a second link (e.g., in a UL direction) and thefirst time interval.

At step 920, the method 900 includes receiving, from the second link inthe first time interval, a control report (e.g., the PHR reports 612 and714) associated with the second link based on the report configurationthat is independent from the first control information. For instance,the report configuration is associated with a waveform type (e.g., OFDMor DFTs-OFDM) used by the wireless communication device forcommunication (e.g., in a UL direction).

At step 930, the method 900 includes transmitting, via the first link ina second time interval (e.g., the subframe 210) following first timeinterval, second control information (e.g., the UL configurations 610,710, and 712) that is dependent on the control report.

In one embodiment, the report configuration indicates a reference PHRreport configuration as described in the scheme 600. In such anembodiment, the second control information may be determined based onthe reference PHR report configuration and the received control report.

In another embodiment, the report configuration indicates a delayed PHRreport configuration as described in the scheme 700. In such anembodiment, the second control information may be determined based oncontrol information (e.g., the UL configuration 712) transmitted in athird time interval (e.g., the subframe 210 a) prior to the first timeinterval (e.g., the subframe 210 b) and the received control report.

Information and signals may be represented using any of a variety ofdifferent technologies and techniques. For example, data, instructions,commands, information, signals, bits, symbols, and chips that may bereferenced throughout the above description may be represented byvoltages, currents, electromagnetic waves, magnetic fields or particles,optical fields or particles, or any combination thereof.

The various illustrative blocks and modules described in connection withthe disclosure herein may be implemented or performed with ageneral-purpose processor, a DSP, an ASIC, an FPGA or other programmablelogic device, discrete gate or transistor logic, discrete hardwarecomponents, or any combination thereof designed to perform the functionsdescribed herein. A general-purpose processor may be a microprocessor,but in the alternative, the processor may be any conventional processor,controller, microcontroller, or state machine. A processor may also beimplemented as a combination of computing devices (e.g., a combinationof a DSP and a microprocessor, multiple microprocessors, one or moremicroprocessors in conjunction with a DSP core, or any other suchconfiguration).

The functions described herein may be implemented in hardware, softwareexecuted by a processor, firmware, or any combination thereof. Ifimplemented in software executed by a processor, the functions may bestored on or transmitted over as one or more instructions or code on acomputer-readable medium. Other examples and implementations are withinthe scope of the disclosure and appended claims. For example, due to thenature of software, functions described above can be implemented usingsoftware executed by a processor, hardware, firmware, hardwiring, orcombinations of any of these. Features implementing functions may alsobe physically located at various positions, including being distributedsuch that portions of functions are implemented at different physicallocations. Also, as used herein, including in the claims, “or” as usedin a list of items (for example, a list of items prefaced by a phrasesuch as “at least one of” or “one or more of”) indicates an inclusivelist such that, for example, a list of [at least one of A, B, or C]means A or B or C or AB or AC or BC or ABC (i.e., A and B and C).

Embodiments of the present disclosure include a method of wirelesscommunication, comprising receiving, by a wireless communication devicefrom a first link in a first time interval, first control informationassociated with a second link and the first time interval; transmitting,by the wireless communication device via the second link in the firsttime interval, a control report associated with the second link based ona report configuration that is independent from the first controlinformation; and receiving, by the wireless communication device fromthe first link in a second time interval following the first timeinterval, second control information that is dependent on the controlreport.

The method further includes wherein the report configuration includes apower headroom (PHR) report configuration. In some instances, the methodfurther includes obtaining, by the wireless communication device, thereport configuration including a power headroom (PHR) reportconfiguration that is based on the waveform type. The method furtherincludes wherein the control report indicates a transmit PHR of thewireless communication device. In some instances, the method furtherincludes configuring, by the wireless communication device, the controlreport to indicate a transmit PHR of the wireless communication device.The method further include wherein the PHR report configuration includesa reference PHR report configuration. In some instances, the methodfurther includes wherein the obtaining includes receiving the PHR reportconfiguration indicating a reference PHR report configuration. Themethod further includes wherein the reference PHR report configurationindicates at least one of a predetermined number of resource blocks(RBs), a predetermined modulation coding scheme (MCS), or apredetermined waveform type, and wherein the method further comprisesdetermining, by the wireless communication device, the transmit PHRbased on the at least one of a predetermined number of RBs, apredetermined MCS, or a predetermined waveform type. The method furtherincludes wherein the PHR report configuration includes a delayed PHRreport configuration. In some instances, the method further includeswherein the obtaining includes receiving the PHR report configurationindicating a delayed PHR report configuration. The method furtherincludes receiving, by the wireless communication device in a third timeinterval prior to the first time interval, third control informationindicating at least one of a number of resource blocks (RBs), amodulation coding scheme (MCS), or a waveform type for a transmission inthe third time interval; and determining, by the wireless communicationdevice, the transmit PHR based on the at least one of a number of RBs, aMCS, or a waveform type for the transmission in the third time interval.The method further includes wherein the first control informationindicates at least one of a resource allocation, a modulation codingscheme (MCS), or a waveform type for a transmission in the first timeinterval. In some instances, the method further includes receiving thefirst control information indicating at least one of a resourceallocation, a modulation coding scheme (MCS), or a waveform type for atransmission in the first time interval.

Embodiments of the present disclosure include a method of wirelesscommunication, comprising transmitting, by a wireless communicationdevice via a first link in a first time interval, first controlinformation associated with a second link and the first time interval;receiving, by the wireless communication device via the second link inthe first time interval, a control report associated with the secondlink based on a report configuration that is independent from the firstcontrol information; and transmitting, by the wireless communicationdevice via the first link in a second time interval following the firsttime interval, second control information that is dependent on thecontrol report. The method further includes wherein the reportconfiguration includes a power headroom (PHR) report configuration. Insome instances, the method further includes configuring, by the wirelesscommunication device, the report configuration to include a powerheadroom (PHR) report configuration based on the waveform type. Themethod further includes wherein the control report indicates a transmitPHR of the wireless communication device. In some instances, the methodfurther includes receiving the control report indicating a transmit PHRof the wireless communication device. The method further includeswherein the PHR report configuration includes a reference PHR reportconfiguration. In some instances, the method further includestransmitting, by the wireless communication device, the PHR reportconfiguration indicating a reference PHR report configuration. Themethod further includes wherein the reference PHR report configurationindicates at least one of a predetermined number of resource blocks(RBs), a predetermined modulation coding scheme (MCS), or apredetermined waveform type, and wherein the method further comprisesdetermining, by the wireless communication device, the second controlinformation based on at least the control report and the at least one ofa predetermined number of RBs, a predetermined MCS, or a predeterminedwaveform type. The method further includes wherein the PHR reportconfiguration includes a delayed PHR report configuration. The methodfurther includes transmitting, by the wireless communication device in athird time interval prior to the first time interval, third controlinformation indicating at least one of a number of resource blocks(RBs), a modulation coding scheme (MCS), or a waveform type for atransmission in the third time interval; and determining, by thewireless communication device, the second control information based onat least the control report and the at least one of a number of RBs, aMCS, or a waveform type for the transmission in the third time interval.The method further includes wherein the first control informationindicates at least one of a resource allocation, a modulation codingscheme (MCS), or a waveform type for a transmission in the first timeinterval. In some instances, the method further includes configuring thefirst control information to indicate at least one of a resourceallocation, a modulation coding scheme (MCS), or a waveform type for atransmission in the first time interval.

Embodiments of the present disclosure includes an apparatus comprising atransceiver configured to receive, from a first link in a first timeinterval, first control information associated with a second link andthe first time interval; transmit, via the second link in the first timeinterval, a control report associated with the second link based on areport configuration that is independent from the first controlinformation; and receive, from the first link in a second time intervalfollowing the first time interval, second control information that isdependent on the control report.

The apparatus further includes wherein the report configuration includesa power headroom (PHR) report configuration. The apparatus furtherincludes wherein the control report indicates a transmit PHR of theapparatus. The apparatus further includes wherein the PHR reportconfiguration includes a reference PHR report configuration. Theapparatus further includes wherein the reference PHR reportconfiguration indicates at least one of a predetermined number ofresource blocks (RBs), a predetermined modulation coding scheme (MCS),or a predetermined waveform type, and wherein the transceiver is furtherconfigured to determine the transmit PHR based on the at least one of apredetermined number of RBs, a predetermined MCS, or a predeterminedwaveform type. The apparatus further includes wherein the PHR reportconfiguration includes a delayed PHR report configuration. The apparatusfurther includes wherein the transceiver is further configured toreceive, in a third time interval prior to the first time interval,third control information indicating at least one of a number ofresource blocks (RBs), a modulation coding scheme (MCS), or a waveformtype for a transmission in the third time interval, and wherein theapparatus further comprises a processor configured to determine thetransmit PHR based on the at least one of a number of RBs, a MCS, or awaveform type for the transmission in the third time interval. Theapparatus further includes wherein the first control informationindicates at least one of a resource allocation, a modulation codingscheme (MCS), or a waveform type for a transmission in the first timeinterval.

Embodiments of the present disclosure includes an apparatus comprising atransceiver configured to transmit, via a first link in a first timeinterval, first control information associated with a second link andthe first time interval; receive, via the second link in the first timeinterval, a control report associated with the second link based on areport configuration that is independent from the first controlinformation; and transmit, via the first link in a second time intervalfollowing the first time interval, second control information that isdependent on the control report.

The apparatus further includes wherein the report configuration includesa power headroom (PHR) report configuration. The apparatus furtherincludes wherein the control report indicates a transmit PHR of theapparatus. The apparatus further includes wherein the PHR reportconfiguration includes a reference PHR report configuration. Theapparatus further includes wherein the reference PHR reportconfiguration indicates at least one of a predetermined number ofresource blocks (RBs), a predetermined modulation coding scheme (MCS),or a predetermined waveform type, and wherein the apparatus furthercomprises a processor configured to determine the second controlinformation based on at least the control report and the at least one ofa predetermined number of RBs, a predetermined MCS, or a predeterminedwaveform type. The apparatus further includes wherein the PHR reportconfiguration includes a delayed PHR report configuration. The apparatusfurther includes wherein the transceiver is further configured totransmit, in a third time interval prior to the first time interval,third control information indicating at least one of a number ofresource blocks (RBs), a modulation coding scheme (MCS), or a waveformtype for a transmission in the third time interval, and wherein theapparatus further comprises a processor configured to determine thesecond control information based on at least the control report and theat least one of a number of RBs, a MCS, or a waveform type for thetransmission in the third time interval. The apparatus further includeswherein the first control information indicates at least one of aresource allocation, a modulation coding scheme (MCS), or a waveformtype for a transmission in the first time interval.

Embodiments of the present disclosure include a computer-readable mediumhaving program code recorded thereon, the program code comprising codefor causing a wireless communication device to receive, from a firstlink in a first time interval, first control information associated witha second link and the first time interval; code for causing the wirelesscommunication device to transmit, via the second link in the first timeinterval, a control report associated with the second link based on areport configuration that is independent from the first controlinformation; and code for causing the wireless communication device toreceive, from the first link in a second time interval following thefirst time interval, second control information that is dependent on thecontrol report.

The computer-readable medium further includes wherein the reportconfiguration includes a power headroom (PHR) report configuration. Thecomputer-readable medium further includes wherein the control reportindicates a transmit PHR of the wireless communication device. Thecomputer-readable medium further includes wherein the PHR reportconfiguration includes a reference PHR report configuration. Thecomputer-readable medium further includes wherein the reference PHRreport configuration indicates at least one of a predetermined number ofresource blocks (RBs), a predetermined modulation coding scheme (MCS),or a predetermined waveform type, and wherein the program code furthercomprises code for causing the wireless communication device todetermine the transmit PHR based on the at least one of a predeterminednumber of RBs, a predetermined MCS, or a predetermined waveform type.The computer-readable medium further includes wherein the PHR reportconfiguration includes a delayed PHR report configuration. Thecomputer-readable medium further includes code for causing the wirelesscommunication device to receive, in a third time interval prior to thefirst time interval, third control information indicating at least oneof a number of resource blocks (RBs), a modulation coding scheme (MCS),or a waveform type for a transmission in the third time interval; andcode for causing the wireless communication device to determine thetransmit PHR based on the at least one of a number of RBs, a MCS, or awaveform type for the transmission in the third time interval. Thecomputer-readable medium further includes wherein the first controlinformation indicates at least one of a resource allocation, amodulation coding scheme (MCS), or a waveform type for a transmission inthe first time interval.

Embodiments of the present disclosure include a computer-readable mediumhaving program code recorded thereon, the program code comprising codefor causing a wireless communication device to transmit, via a firstlink in a first time interval, first control information associated witha second link and the first time interval; code for causing the wirelesscommunication device to receive, via the second link in the first timeinterval, a control report associated with the second link based on areport configuration that is independent from the first controlinformation; and code for causing the wireless communication device totransmit, via the first link in a second time interval following thefirst time interval, second control information that is dependent on thecontrol report.

The computer-readable medium further includes wherein the reportconfiguration includes a power headroom (PHR) report configuration. Thecomputer-readable medium further includes wherein the control reportindicates a transmit PHR of the wireless communication device. Thecomputer-readable medium further includes wherein the PHR reportconfiguration includes a reference PHR report configuration. Thecomputer-readable medium further includes wherein the reference PHRreport configuration indicates at least one of a predetermined number ofresource blocks (RBs), a predetermined modulation coding scheme (MCS),or a predetermined waveform type, and wherein the program code furthercomprises code for causing the wireless communication device todetermine the second control information based on at least the controlreport and the at least one of a predetermined number of RBs, apredetermined MCS, or a predetermined waveform type. Thecomputer-readable medium further includes wherein the PHR reportconfiguration includes a delayed PHR report configuration. Thecomputer-readable medium further includes code for causing the wirelesscommunication device to transmit, in a third time interval prior to thefirst time interval, third control information indicating at least oneof a number of resource blocks (RBs), a modulation coding scheme (MCS),or a waveform type for a transmission in the third time interval; andcode for causing the wireless communication device to determine thesecond control information based on at least the control report and theat least one of a number of RBs, a MCS, or a waveform type for thetransmission in the third time interval. The computer-readable mediumfurther includes wherein the first control information indicates atleast one of a resource allocation, a modulation coding scheme (MCS), ora waveform type for a transmission in the first time interval.

Embodiments of the present disclosure include an apparatus comprisingmeans (e.g., the transceiver 310 and the antennas 316) for receiving,from a first link in a first time interval, first control informationassociated with a second link and the first time interval; means (e.g.,the transceiver 310 and the antennas 316) for transmitting, via thesecond link in the first time interval, a control report associated withthe second link based on a report configuration that is independent fromthe first control information; and means (e.g., the transceiver 310 andthe antennas 316) for receiving, from the first link in a second timeinterval following the first time interval, second control informationthat is dependent on the control report.

The apparatus further includes wherein the report configuration includesa power headroom (PHR) report configuration. The apparatus furtherincludes wherein the control report indicates a transmit PHR of theapparatus. The apparatus further includes wherein the PHR reportconfiguration includes a reference PHR report configuration. Theapparatus further includes wherein the reference PHR reportconfiguration indicates at least one of a predetermined number ofresource blocks (RBs), a predetermined modulation coding scheme (MCS),or a predetermined waveform type, and wherein the apparatus furthercomprises means (e.g., the control information an report processingmodule 308) for determining the transmit PHR based on the at least oneof a predetermined number of RBs, a predetermined MCS, or apredetermined waveform type. The apparatus further includes wherein thePHR report configuration includes a delayed PHR report configuration.The apparatus further includes means (e.g., the transceiver 310 and theantennas 316) for receiving, in a third time interval prior to the firsttime interval, third control information indicating at least one of anumber of resource blocks (RBs), a modulation coding scheme (MCS), or awaveform type for a transmission in the third time interval, and whereinthe apparatus further comprises means (e.g., the control information anreport processing module 308) for determining the transmit PHR based onthe at least one of a number of RBs, a MCS, or a waveform type for thetransmission in the third time interval. The apparatus further includeswherein the first control information indicates at least one of aresource allocation, a modulation coding scheme (MCS), or a waveformtype for a transmission in the first time interval.

Embodiments of the present disclosure include an apparatus comprisingmeans (e.g., the transceiver 410 and the antennas 416) for transmitting,via a first link in a first time interval, first control informationassociated with a second link and the first time interval; means (e.g.,the transceiver 410 and the antennas 416) for receiving, via the secondlink in the first time interval, a control report associated with thesecond link based on a report configuration that is independent from thefirst control information; and means (e.g., the transceiver 410 and theantennas 416) for transmitting, via the first link in a second timeinterval following the first time interval, second control informationthat is dependent on the control report.

The apparatus further includes wherein the report configuration includesa power headroom (PHR) report configuration. The apparatus furtherincludes wherein the control report indicates a transmit PHR of theapparatus. The apparatus further includes wherein the PHR reportconfiguration includes a reference PHR report configuration. Theapparatus further includes wherein the reference PHR reportconfiguration indicates at least one of a predetermined number ofresource blocks (RBs), a predetermined modulation coding scheme (MCS),or a predetermined waveform type, and wherein the apparatus furthercomprises means (e.g., the control information an report processingmodule 408) for determining the second control information based on atleast the control report and the at least one of a predetermined numberof RBs, a predetermined MCS, or a predetermined waveform type. Theapparatus further includes wherein the PHR report configuration includesa delayed PHR report configuration. The apparatus further includes means(e.g., the transceiver 310 and the antennas 316) for transmitting, in athird time interval prior to the first time interval, third controlinformation indicating at least one of a number of resource blocks(RBs), a modulation coding scheme (MCS), or a waveform type for atransmission in the third time interval; and means (e.g., the controlinformation an report processing module 408) for determining the secondcontrol information based on at least the control report and the atleast one of a number of RBs, a MCS, or a waveform type for thetransmission in the third time interval. The apparatus further includeswherein the first control information indicates at least one of aresource allocation, a modulation coding scheme (MCS), or a waveformtype for a transmission in the first time interval.

As those of some skill in this art will by now appreciate and dependingon the particular application at hand, many modifications, substitutionsand variations can be made in and to the materials, apparatus,configurations and methods of use of the devices of the presentdisclosure without departing from the spirit and scope thereof. In lightof this, the scope of the present disclosure should not be limited tothat of the particular embodiments illustrated and described herein, asthey are merely by way of some examples thereof, but rather, should befully commensurate with that of the claims appended hereafter and theirfunctional equivalents.

What is claimed is:
 1. A method of wireless communication, comprising:receiving, by a wireless communication device from a first link in afirst time interval, first control information associated with a secondlink and the first time interval; transmitting, by the wirelesscommunication device via the second link in the first time interval, acontrol report associated with the second link based on a reportconfiguration that is independent from the first control information,the report configuration associated with a waveform type; receiving, bythe wireless communication device from the first link in a second timeinterval following the first time interval, second control informationthat is dependent on the control report; obtaining, by the wirelesscommunication device, the report configuration including a delayed powerheadroom (PHR) report configuration; receiving, by the wirelesscommunication device in a third time interval prior to the first timeinterval, third control information indicating at least one of a numberof resource blocks (RBs), a modulation coding scheme (MCS), or thewaveform type for a transmission in the third time interval; anddetermining, by the wireless communication device, a transmit PHR basedon the at least one of a number of RBs, an MCS, or the waveform type forthe transmission in the third time interval.
 2. The method of claim 1,wherein the obtaining includes: obtaining, by the wireless communicationdevice, the report configuration including the delayed PHR reportconfiguration that is based on the waveform type.
 3. The method of claim1, further comprising configuring, by the wireless communication device,the control report to indicate the transmit PHR of the wirelesscommunication device.
 4. The method of claim 1, further comprisingreceiving the first control information indicating at least one of aresource allocation, a modulation coding scheme (MCS), or a waveformtype for a transmission in the first time interval.
 5. The method ofclaim 1, wherein the first control information includes a transmissionschedule for the first time interval over the second link, and whereinthe second control information includes a transmission schedule for thesecond time interval over the second link.
 6. The method of claim 1,wherein the first link and the second link are in the same frequencyband.
 7. The method of claim 1, wherein the third control informationindicates a combination of two or more of the number of RBs, the MCS, orthe waveform type for the transmission in the third time interval.
 8. Amethod of wireless communication, comprising: transmitting, by awireless communication device via a first link in a first time interval,first control information associated with a second link and the firsttime interval; receiving, by the wireless communication device via thesecond link in the first time interval, a control report associated withthe second link based on a report configuration that is independent fromthe first control information, the report configuration associated witha waveform type; transmitting, by the wireless communication device viathe first link in a second time interval following the first timeinterval, second control information that is dependent on the controlreport; transmitting, by the wireless communication device, the reportconfiguration including a delayed power headroom (PHR) reportconfiguration; transmitting, by the wireless communication device in athird time interval prior to the first time interval, third controlinformation indicating at least one of a number of resource blocks(RBs), a modulation coding scheme (MCS), or the waveform type for atransmission in the third time interval; and determining, by thewireless communication device, the second control information based onat least the control report and the at least one of a number of RBs, anMCS, or the waveform type for the transmission in the third timeinterval.
 9. The method of claim 8, further comprising configuring, bythe wireless communication device, the report configuration to includethe delayed PHR report configuration based on the waveform type.
 10. Themethod of claim 9, wherein the receiving the control report includesreceiving the control report indicating a transmit PHR of the wirelesscommunication device.
 11. The method of claim 8, further comprisingconfiguring the first control information to indicate at least one of aresource allocation, a modulation coding scheme (MCS), or a waveformtype for a transmission in the first time interval.
 12. The method ofclaim 8, wherein the first control information includes a transmissionschedule for the first time interval over the second link, and whereinthe second control information includes a transmission schedule for thesecond time interval over the second link.
 13. The method of claim 8,wherein the first link and the second link are in the same frequencyband.
 14. The method of claim 8, wherein the third control informationindicates a combination of two or more of the number of RBs, the MCS, orthe waveform type for the transmission in the third time interval. 15.An apparatus comprising: one or more antennas; a transceiver configuredto: receive, via the one or more antennas from a first link in a firsttime interval, first control information associated with a second linkand the first time interval; transmit, via the one or more antennas overthe second link in the first time interval, a control report associatedwith the second link based on a report configuration that is independentfrom the first control information, the report configuration associatedwith a waveform type, wherein the report configuration includes adelayed power headroom (PHR) report configuration, and wherein thecontrol report indicates a transmit PHR of the apparatus; and receive,via the one or more antennas from the first link in a second timeinterval following the first time interval, second control informationthat is dependent on the control report; and a processor configured todetermine the transmit PHR of the apparatus based on the delayed PHRreport configuration, wherein the transceiver is further configured toreceive, in a third time interval prior to the first time interval,third control information indicating at least one of a number ofresource blocks (RBs), a modulation coding scheme (MCS), or the waveformtype for a transmission in the third time interval, and wherein theprocessor is further configured to determine the transmit PHR based onthe at least one of a number of RBs, an MCS, or the waveform type forthe transmission in the third time interval.
 16. The apparatus of claim15, wherein the report configuration includes the delayed PHR reportconfiguration based on the waveform type.
 17. The apparatus of claim 15,wherein the first control information includes a transmission schedulefor the first time interval over the second link, and wherein the secondcontrol information includes a transmission schedule for the second timeinterval over the second link.
 18. The apparatus of claim 15, whereinthe first link and the second link are in the same frequency band. 19.The apparatus of claim 15, wherein the third control informationindicates a combination of two or more of the number of RBs, the MCS, orthe waveform type for the transmission in the third time interval. 20.An apparatus comprising: one or more antennas; a transceiver configuredto: transmit, via the one or more antennas over a first link in a firsttime interval, first control information associated with a second linkand the first time interval; receive, via the one or more antennas fromthe second link in the first time interval, a control report associatedwith the second link based on a report configuration that is independentfrom the first control information, the report configuration associatedwith a waveform type, wherein the report configuration includes adelayed power headroom (PHR) report configuration, and wherein thecontrol report indicates a transmit PHR of the apparatus; and transmit,via the one or more antennas over the first link in a second timeinterval following the first time interval, second control informationthat is dependent on the control report; and a processor configured todetermine the second control information based on at least the transmitPHR in the control report and the PHR report configuration, wherein thetransceiver is further configured to transmit, in a third time intervalprior to the first time interval, third control information indicatingat least one of a number of resource blocks (RBs), a modulation codingscheme (MCS), or the waveform type for a transmission in the third timeinterval, and wherein the processor is further configured to determinethe second control information based on the at least one of a number ofRBs, an MCS, or the waveform type for the transmission in the third timeinterval.
 21. The apparatus of claim 20, wherein the reportconfiguration includes the delayed PHR report configuration based on thewaveform type.
 22. The apparatus of claim 20, wherein the first controlinformation includes a transmission schedule for the first time intervalover the second link, and wherein the second control informationincludes a transmission schedule for the second time interval over thesecond link.
 23. The apparatus of claim 20, wherein the first link andthe second link are in the same frequency band.
 24. The apparatus ofclaim 20, wherein the third control information indicates the number ofRBs and the MCS for the transmission in the third time interval.